two ants puzzled

Illustrated by Jenny Duke

Published by Tiny Owl 2023

ISBN 9781910328477

Two little ants are exploring. Daringly, they climb up a table leg. They’re so small that it’s hard to understand what they’re seeing. What’s that big, white, square thing? And why is the long stick moving?

When the ants realise that they’re watching a little girl drawing, they get very excited!

TWO ANTS PUZZLED challenges a child’s perception of how things look in close-up and at a distance, and how the world might look to someone very, very small…

Beautifully illustrated by Jenny Duke, the story is based on a fable by the great Persian philosopher poet Jalal al-Din Rumi. It has enchanted readers for 800 years. I hope it will enchant a new generation of young readers too.